Time to bloom
Magnolia blossoms in Brandon Township prepare to bloom with day time temperatures in the 60s. Photo by Patrick McAbee.
Groveland Township planning commission
On Monday night the Groveland Township Board of Trustees voted 5-0 to appoint David Newbill to the township planning commission. Newbill, a resident for more than 13 years is a Flint Township area Certified Financial Planner. Newbill replaces Neil Sheridan who resigned last month to serve as Executive Director of the Michigan Township Association.
Lakeshore Bluffs
Atlas Twp.-On Wednesday night the township planning commission voted 6-0 for a conditional approved of the Lakeshore Bluffs Estates, a site condominium project on Lake Shinanguag. Planning commission member James Lusty was absent from the vote. The project will feature two-two acre lots and four-one acre parcels a total of six. The upscale lake side […]
Shhhh! Dirt bike noise test proves quiet enough
By David Fleet Editor On Saturday, an ORV park test event was conducted to determine if noise was going to be a problem once the site was up and running in 2020. So to check out the decibel debate the Department of Natural Resources rented the park to the motorcycle group the Bent Wheel Club. […]
DNR, ORV park name game draws hundreds
By David Fleet Editor Apparently many people have suggestions to name the new state park. In fact, more than 750 have heeded the request of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources last month to name the state’s newest state park located in a former sand and gravel mining operation in Groveland and Holly townships off […]
Village bank to close doors
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-On Aug. 15, the Chase Bank branch, 7301 State Road is being consolidated and closing. Chase will continue to operate branches in nearby Grand Blanc, 8238 S. Saginaw St., Ortonville, 761 Ortonville Road and Davison, 1121 S. State Road, Davison. “Like any good retailer, we constantly evaluate our branch network to […]
Stamp out Hunger food drive delivers
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer The Stamp Out Hunger food drive collected 10,720 pounds of food for the Ortonville Community Emergency Fund (OCEF). “This is our 27th year, and there was not even a cart of food before, and I knew people didn’t know about it,” said Ortonville mail carrier Rachelle Welch. “Three years ago […]
Waste hauler closes, leaves area customers without service
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Oxford-based Odd Job Disposal has gone out of business, leaving many residents shocked and without a waste hauler. “I knew when my garbage didn’t get picked up,” said Brandon resident Sylvia Runyon, who has had Odd Job for almost 40 years. “I called the next day and it was a […]
Reeling in salmon success
From left Gavin Rochester, Eli Crenshaw, Dylon Carr, Jeremiah Maki and Darrin Linenger. Students set their salmon free on April 20. Photos provided. By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Somewhere in the Great Lakes there’s a salmon that’s attended Peggy Miller-Zelinko’s science class. This spring marked the sixth consecutive year Miller-Zelinko raised classroom salmon from eggs […]
ORV Park:The Mines of Oakland
By David Fleet Editor Michigan’s newest state park located in Holly and Groveland townships may soon be called The Mines of Oakland. In the spirit of the property’s history and its unique plan for legal public off-road vehicle recreation, the local municipalities and their representatives agreed on the name following a request by Michigan Department […]